One of the predominant topics in the domain of the emerging Smart Grid can be
seen in standardization. With the combination of existing protection and automa-
tion technology with upcoming ICT-based solutions, different interoperability is-
sues arise when technologies have to be combined in the infrastructure. Standards
have proven to be one of the most striking solutions to actually cope with this topic.
Since 2008, this topic has gained much attention in various political and technical
agendas.
